“As long as there are negotiations, there is hope to clinch a deal.“Hassan Abdel-Rahman, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Washington representative, on the chance of reaching agreement on the most volatile issues–including control of Jerusalem “It’s not the run-of-the-mill drought. It’s the kind you’ll see only once or twice in a hundred years.” Mark Svoboda, of the National Drought Mitigation Center, on the deadly heat wave ravaging most of the South...

What is Raising Dion about? The official Netflix synopsis reads: “Raising Dion follows the story of a woman named Nicole (Alisha Wainwright), who raises her son Dion (newcomer Ja’Siah Young) after the death of her husband, Mark (Michael B. Jordan). The normal dramas of raising a son as a single mom are amplified when Dion starts to manifest several mysterious, superhero-like abilities. Nicole must now keep her son’s gifts secret with the help of Mark’s best friend Pat (Jason Ritter), and protect Dion from antagonists out to exploit him while figuring out the origin of his abilities....

The video, which was first posted to Facebook on March 17 by the Slovak Police (Polícia Slovenskej Republiky), was re-posted in Reddit’s “Made Me Smile” forum on Sunday by u/frosted_bite. The clip has amassed more than 915,000 views on Facebook and over 113,000 upvotes on Reddit while being lauded as a rare glimmer of hope during the current war in Ukraine. In the video, one of the guards can be seen carrying the younger of the two children–a toddler—while the other child, who looks to be of elementary age, runs around with the other guard....

Some Twitter users posted screenshots purporting to show ActBlue processing refunds of their donations to Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat. Several screenshots of refund request emails appeared to show ActBlue stating that they were “currently experiencing high volumes.” While some claimed to be requesting refunds, a number of Warren supporters using the hashtag said it had encouraged them to donate more money to her campaign. It was not immediately clear how many Warren donor refunds ActBlue is processing or if the refunds were offset by higher donations....

Last week’s installment of the Bravo show saw Osefo fall out with co-star Mia Thornton during a girl’s trip to Miami, which culminated in a drink and bag being thrown. Then on Sunday evening (November 27), the aftermath of their argument was broadcast, with the tensions causing division among the RHOP cast. RHOP stars Karen Huger, Robyn Dixon, Gizelle Bryant and Ashley Darby, alongside Osefo, Thornton and Dillard-Bassett. Former cast member Monique Samuels left the show after season 5, when she and Dillard-Bassett were involved in an altercation....

One such person of interest was a mysterious white-haired character who appeared in one of the show’s final trailers, a character who was misidentified as Sauron played by Pistol actor Anson Boon. But the show’s fifth episode revealed the truth behind the white-cloaked character, and the people that they were traveling with. Here is everything you need to know. ‘Rings of Power’: Identity of The White Cloaks Characters Finally Revealed The fifth episode, titled “Partings,” sees the white cloaks characters finally reveal themselves, as they are shown briefly at the site where The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) crash-landed in Middle-earth....

The promo for Riverdale Season 4, Episode 16, titled “The Locked Room,” reveals that Jughead and Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart) will spend much of the episode explaining exactly how their plan unfolded over the last few episodes of The CW show. At the start of the trailer, which first aired after the March 4 episode of Riverdale, we see Betty and Jughead arrive at Stonewall Prep, where a group of his classmates, including Donna Sweett (Sarah Desjardins) and Bret Weston Wallis (Sean Depner), are assembled....

Wenger’s right - Arsenal don’t need Payet The storied Scottish champions were playing in the Champions League eight weeks ago, pitting themselves against the likes of Barcelona and Manchester City, against whom they twice drew. Countless honours lie in the Parkhead side’s trophy room, including the 1967 European Cup, and they have the capability of drawing crowds of over 60,000. Rovers, who play in Coatbridge, a town less than 10 miles from the big-city lights of their opponents, consider it a good gate if they attract over 600 to their tumbledown Cliftonhill ground....

After the party that Reagan threw for the rich in the 1980s, the bill was going to come due. A place like Flint was paying its bill early, but it would come everywhere. But I didn’t set out to be a prophet. I wanted change. Well, I get a lot of mail and calls from teachers-junior high, high school, college. It’s used [to discuss] class distinctions in our society that we don’t normally talk about....

Ronaldo netted a brilliant hat-trick as Portugal drew 3-3 with Spain in their World Cup opener last week, including a world-class late free-kick. The goals were evidence of the Real Madrid superstar’s ferocious will to win , with Portugal desperate to repeat their surprise Euro 2016 success in Russia. And his former Manchester United team-mate Evra has given a perfect insight into the perfectionist that Ronaldo has always been, as he bids for glory on the grandest stage....

How Man Utd are failing to create Ben Arfa has revealed that he does not enjoy watching Real Madrid’s four-time Ballon d’Or winner and he fails to be stirred by what the Portuguese offers on the pitch. “Cristiano Ronaldo, he does not give me any emotion,” the former Nice man said. “He is predictable.” Meanwhile, Ben Arfa also took aim at Atletico Madrid coach Simeone and Manchester United boss Mourinho, who have both enjoyed success in domestic competitions with approaches built on defensive organisation....

The former England manager has just finished a coaching stint in Asia which saw him take in spells with CSL teams Shanghai SIPG and Guangzhou R&F, along with second tier side Shenzhen FC. He enjoyed his time away from Europe and feels those being heavily linked with big-money moves would do likewise. Rooney is reported to be edging towards the exits at Old Trafford, after slipping down the pecking order under Jose Mourinho, while Costa has been deemed surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge despite netting 20 goals in a Premier League title-winning campaign....

The Reddit post, titled, “AITA for calling my wife an ahole,” has been upvoted 7,100 times with 700 comments since it was shared on June 20. Redditor @Only_Till8916 shared the post to the subreddit “Am I The Ahole, and he revealed a few months ago he and his daughter went on a “daddy/daughter camping trip.” Camping is a beloved pastime for many people. According to Statista, 47.94 million people who were 6 years or older participated in camping in the United States in 2020, which was an increase from the previous years going back to 2006....

Shohei Ohtani has become the latter. According to Joel Sherman, MLB and the MLBPA have agreed to a “Shohei Ohtani Rule” in the new CBA, which will fold in with the universal DH. In essence, the rule will allow Ohtani (and other players who may follow in his footsteps) to finish out games he pitches in the batting order. Effectively, it adds a second designation to him on the depth chart....

Selangor head coach Maniam Pachaiappan has praised the recent decision by M-League organiser Football Malaysia LLP (FMLLP) to hold the leagues and the Malaysia Cup in separate periods of the season beginning in 2018. The Malaysian domestic football calendar had previously been run in such a manner, but beginning the 2016 season it was decided that the cup would kick off concurrently with the second round of the leagues. This decision had been made to ensure that teams that do not qualify for the cup would still get to play throughout the full length of the football season....

The full-length trailer dropped on Monday, August 1, and fans on social media were quick to point out that one of the characters seems to be holding a familiar-looking assault rifle, amid rising gun violence in the United States. “The Andor trailer looks amazing. But was that an AK-47 in the first 10 seconds?” asked one Twitter user. A second wrote: “5 seconds into the trailer and you’ve already p***** me off....

And now fans of the sci-fi franchise will be able to see what Japanese storytellers would do if given the chance to tell their own tales within the universe. Lucasfilm first announced that an anime anthology series titled Star Wars: Visions was being made in December 2020. And on Tuesday, August 17, the studio revealed new details in a press release, saying it would be coming to Disney+ in September....

The England international arrived at the Etihad Stadium in the summer of 2016 in a big-money move from Everton. ‘Pep videos bore Man City squad’ A £47.5 million fee was required to secure his signature, with City eager to buy into Stones’ present ability and potential for the future. Such a hefty price tag has weighed heavy at times, with the 22-year-old still working on ironing out the flaws within his game....

According to a report from the BBC, Lesley Cubbon, 73, who lived in the parish of Onchan, located on the self-governing British crown dependency Isle of Man, died on August 11, 2020 after she called police three times in the span of 15 minutes to complain about local youth attacking her and her home with pears. The coroner’s inquest on this case was just completed this month. The BBC reported Coroner Jayne Hughes said the “stress and frustration” from the alleged attack “contributed significantly” to her death....

Stern recently shared that he’s mulling a bid for the White House in light of the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion across the U.S. The effect of the decision—which has drawn criticism from abortion rights supporters—will be to allow individual states to make their own rules, and several have already imposed legislation making pregnancy terminations illegal. During Monday’s installment of The Howard Stern Show, the broadcaster said: “I’m actually going to probably have to run for president now....